FINAL FINESSE
Tom Doherty Associates Book. BODMAN, Karna Small. FINAL FINESSE. NY: Tom Doherty Associates Book, [2000]. 8vo., boards in dust jacket; 335 pages. Signed presentation by Bodman on title page. Fine in fine d/j. $15.00. More
Tom Doherty Associates Book. BODMAN, Karna Small. FINAL FINESSE. NY: Tom Doherty Associates Book, [2000]. 8vo., boards in dust jacket; 335 pages. Signed presentation by Bodman on title page. Fine in fine d/j. $15.00. More
Exposition Press, 1951. BOEHM, Dorothy Soule. A RABBIT'S FOOT IN HER POCKET. NY: Exposition Press, [1951]. 8vo., brown cloth in dust jacket. First Edition. The story of two female friends attempting to right a best-selling book that Hollywood will buy. Signed presentation from Boehm on the front endpaper: "March 18..... More
Boston: C.M. Clark Publishing Company, 1909. Illustrated by Langdon Smith. First Edition. Signed presentation from Bohan on the front endpaper: "To Mr. Albert K. Grafton, With the best wishes of Elizabeth Baker Bohan." With the ink name of "N.E. Grafton" on the same page. Bohan, who was also an artist..... More
Herbert Jenkins, 1966. BOLTON, Guy. GRACIOUS LIVING, LIMITED. Foreword by P.G. Wodehouse. London: Herbert Jenkins, [1966]. Small 8vo., cloth in dust jacket. First Edition. Signed presentation from Bolton on the front endpaper: "To Bob, who shares his gift of a special charm with a delightful cousin, from Guy. Souvenir of..... More
Paris: Librairie Plon, 1938. First Edition. Signed presentation from Bordeaux on the half-title page. 12mo., printed light-blue wraps; 246 pages. Very Good (light staining lower edge with little edgewear covers). More
Paris: Bernard Grasset, 1974. First Edition. 8vo., yellow printed wraps; 451 pages. Very Good (minor soil covers; ink inscription front endpaper & three small ink notation on the rear endpaper else contents clean & tight with small creases to a few pages). More
NY: The Vanguard Press, Inc., 1971. Translated by Elisabeth Abbott. First Edition, second printing. 8vo., black cloth in dust jacket; 190 pages. Very Good (covers nice; contents clean & tight); some wear & little soil (small tears & creases, sunning to spine) d/j. More
Alphonse Lemerre, 1886. BOURGET, Paul. UN CRIME D'AMOUR. Paris: Alphonse Lemerre, 1886. Small 8vo., dark-green quarter morocco-leather spine & marbled boards; 299 pages. First Edition. One of the author's psychological novels. With the personal bookplate of long-time Pittsburg, Pennsylvania City Councilman Robert Garland and his wife, Alice Bailey Garland. Very..... More
Flagstaff, Arizona: Northland Press, [1979]. Illustrated by Pam Fullerton. First Edition. Signed presentation from Bourne on the front endpaper: "Warm greetings to William A. Crowfoot who loves Arizona and friends of long years ago who still live here- Sister--- Eulalia Bourne GF Bar Ranch, Mammoth, Arizona GF." Also with a...... More
BOUTINON, Ludovic. SPHINX. An apparently unpublished manuscript by Boutinon (at least I could locate no other title). Quarto, punch-bound covers & text, 157 type-written pages with ink corrections, no date, text in French. Very Good (wear & short tears to knapped edges of covers, text clean). Probably one-of-a-kind! $500.00. More
Engage Publishing, 2000. BOWEN, Kevin. WIL"S BONES. Port Townsend, Washington: Engage Publishing, [2000]. 8vo., printed wraps; 244 pages. First Edition, first printing. Very Good (contents clean & tight). Signed by Bowen on title page. $10.00. More
The Ecco Press, 1991. BOWLES, Paul. DAYS: TANGIER JOURNAL 1987-1989. NY: The Ecco Press, [1991]. Small 8vo., cloth & boards in dust jacket. First Edition. A daily journal of Bowles' life in Tangiers. Signed by Bowles on the title page. Fine in similar d/j. $150.00. More
Random House. BRADFORD, Barbara Taylor. THE WOMAN IN HIS LIFE. NY: Random House, [1990]. 8vo., cloth & boards in dust jacket; 522 pages. First Edition, first printing. Signed presentation by Bradford on half-title page. Fine in fine d/j. $15.00. More
Houghton, 1906. BRADFORD, Gamaliel, Jr. BETWEEN TWO MASTERS. Boston: Houghton, Mifflin, 1906. 8vo., blue-green cloth. First Edition. Signed presentation from Bradford, as "the Author", on front endpaper. Fine. $65.00. More
Houghton Mifflin Co., 1917. BRADLEY, William Aspenwall. OLD CHRISTMAS AND OTHER KENTUCKY TALES IN VERSE. NY: Houghton Mifflin Co., 1917. 12mo., decorative olive cloth. First Edition. Signed presentation from Bradley on the front endpaper: "For George H. Read, whose book I have read with admiration and delight. W.A. Bradley. 8..... More
Lippincott, 1901. ABBOTT, E. Plaisted. BRADY, Cyrus Townsend. WHEN BLADES ARE OUT AND LOVE'S AFIELD. Illustrated by E. Plaistad Abbott & Edward Stratton Holloway. Philadelphia: Lippincott, 1901. Sm. 8vo., decorative cream cloth. Second Edition. Signed presentation from Brady on front endpaper, dated Easter Day, 1901. Very Good (some soil cloth)..... More
Eyre and Spottiswoode, 1957. BRAINE, John. ROOM AT THE TOP. London: Eyre and Spottiswoode, 1957. Small 8vo., green cloth in dust jacket. First English Edition. Signed presentation from Braine on the front endpaper: "John Braine. With my best wishes to Harold Downs." Downs is a teacher whose students spotted a...... More
Marcus Ward, 1875. BRAMSTON, M. COUNTRY MAIDENS. London: Marcus Ward, 1875. 12mo., decorative brown cloth, stamped in gilt & black. First Edition. Good (some wear & discoloration covers although the gilt is still fairly bright, text nice). $50.00. More
Phoenix Press, 1950. BRANCH, Florenz. MALE FOR SALE. NY: Phoenix Press, [1950]. 8vo., red cloth in dust jacket. First Edition. Very Good; some wear (small chips, creases, tears) d/j. $75.00. More
Pocket Books, 1954. BRAND, Max. THE GUN TAMER. NY: Pocket Books, [1954]. 16mo., printed wraps. First Edition. Very Good. $15.00. More
Brown-White Company, 1937. BRIGGS, Carleton. THE THINGS THAT MATTER MUCH AND OTHER POEMS. Kansas, City, Mo.: Brown-White Company, [1937]. 8vo., printed wraps; 46 pages. First Edition. Signed presentation by Briggs on title page. A scarce book, especially signed. Very Good (covers nice; contents clean & tight). $150.00. More
Doubleday & Company, 1947. BRIGHT, Robert. THE OLIVERS: THE STORY OF AN ARTIST AND HIS FAMILY. NY: Doubleday & Company, 1947. Small 8vo., cloth in dust jacket. First Edition. Signed presentation by Bright on title page: "For Betty & Louis Waldell, with best wishes, from Robert Bright." Very Good; some..... More